Dear Christian Parents,

The Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) application period runs through April 20. I’d like to strongly encourage you to apply if you think that you qualify. We have a seat open for every grade level except for seventh grade. It is our goal to get as many of our current students into the program as possible. The WPCP is for families who live outside of the City of Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) is over. We were able to get 17 of our current students into the program, and we have enrolled three new students. What a blessing for these families! If you live outside of the city of Milwaukee, and you think you qualify, please go to the DPI website and get your application for Parental Choice submitted. Once that is complete, be sure to bring proof of address and any required income verification to the school office. A drawing for our open seats will be held by the DPI in Madison at the end of April if we have more than one applicant per grade level. The school and families should be notified by mid-May whether they have been selected or not.

Mid-Week Lenten Service

Next Wednesday, March 29, is the final mid-week Lenten service this year. Services are at 3:30 and 6:45. There’s a meal served in the church basement between the services. Join us as we prepare our hearts and minds for the events of Holy Week that are soon to follow!

International Student Host Families

Have you considered hosting an international student? It can be a very rewarding opportunity for your family and a great opportunity to share your faith. The international family pays a stipend that is given to the host family. We are looking for homes for a couple of 8^th grade students next school year. If you want to find out more to see if this would be a possibility for your family, please contact me or Brett Kriese, our international student coordinator.

End of Thrid Quarter

The third quarter ended last Friday, March 17. Report cards are being sent home today. Please sign and return the report card envelope to your child’s teacher. The report card is yours to keep.

Discovery Day

Our original Discovery Day ended up being a snow day, so we have rescheduled Discovery Day for next Friday, March 31. Thanks to our CES group for re-organizing the events for this day. Thanks also to all of the parents who are helping out! Our students will have a great time!

Divine Call News

Mrs. Kathy Werre returned our call to serve as 7^th grade homeroom/upper grade ELA teacher. We will have another call meeting on Thursday, March 30, at 6:00 PM to extend another call, God willing! All voters are encouraged to attend!

Declaring His Praises

Thanks again to all of the families who attended a Declaring His Praises presentation. For those members of St. John’s who were not able to attend, you should receive a packet full of information about the program. If you have not received your packet, please let me know! There is a recording of the presentation so that those who were not able to attend are able to get all of the information. We’d like everyone to consider a three-year commitment to the program. We will turn in our Promise Sheets on or before Sunday, April 2.

Easter and Spring Break

There will be no school on Good Friday, April 7, and there will be no school the following week. We’ll be celebrating Easter and enjoying our Spring Break!

Gradelink Payments

Now that the third quarter has come to a close, it’s a good time to check your Gradelink Billing account. Log in to your Gradelink account, and click on the Billing tab. The screen will tell you whether or not you have a payment that is due. Please remember, a negative number means that no payment is due, instead you currently have a credit for that item. If there’s a positive number, please make a payment. There are three categories for charges and payments: Tuition, Hot Lunch, and Extended Care. It’s best to look at each number separately rather than the total that Gradelink gives. Please call the office if you have questions or trouble logging in to Gradelink!

Blessings,
Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

We love to share what's happening at St. John's with the grandparents of our students. We're hoping to do that this year by having a Grandparents' Day on Thursday, April 27. Our day will include a special chapel service, some time with their grandchildren, and a dress-rehearsal performance of Seussical the Musical by our 6th-8th grade students. We'll be sharing more details, but for now, please invite grandparents (or other special persons) to join us for the morning on April 27. We'll begin with chapel in the gymnasium at 8:15, and we'll be dismissing school at around noon. Grandparents will be encouraged to take the children home when they leave. Students who are performing in the musical will receive additional instructions from Mrs. Rindfliesch about their schedule for the afternoon that day. We can't wait to bring our grandparents in for the morning!

Divine Call News

We are pleased to report that Miss Trader has returned her call to St. Matthew's in Spokane, WA. She will remain our third grade teacher and director of music. Mr. Kriese continues to deliberate his call to teach sixth grade at Garden Homes. We also wait to hear from Mrs. Laura Otto and Mrs. Kathy Werre about the calls that we extended to them. The voters' of St. John's also extended a call to Pastor Brett Krause this past Monday evening. Pastor Krause is currently serving in the Denver area. He is being called to serve at St. John's because Pastor Leyrer has announced that he will be retiring this summer. Keep all of these called workers in your prayers!

Friday Hot Lunch

Due to some staffing issues, there will be no salads for hot lunch on this week Friday, March 17. Turkey sub sandwiches will still be available. Thanks for your understanding. 

Mid-week Lenten Service

Next Wednesday, March 22, we will only be having one mid-week Lenten service. The service, which will be at 6:30 PM, will be a concert by the Seminary Chorus. There will be no fellowship meal on March 22.

End of Third Quarter

The third quarter comes to an end this Friday, March 17. Report cards will be sent home next Thursday. Of course, you can check your child's grades at any time through your Gradelink account. 

Blessings,

Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

I know it’s not quite the middle of March yet, but we are already making plans for the 2023-2024 school year. We already have waiting lists for some of our classrooms, and the Early Learning Center classrooms are basically all full. To help us determine what space we have for new students, please complete the Re-Enrollment for next school year on Gradelink. When you sign in to your account, click on the Re-Enroll tab. Check through your information, and be sure to submit the re-enrollment when you’re finished. There’s a registration fee for preschool, but the rest of the students do not need to make any payments at this time. More information about beginning to make payments will be sent to you in July. If you have any trouble with Gradelink, please let me know! I’m happy to help!

Call News

We are still waiting a decision from Mrs. Laura Otto, whom we called to the director of our Early Learning Center, and Mrs. Kathy Werre, whom we have called to be our upper grade ELA teacher. Miss Treder has received a call to serve as third grade teacher at St. Matthew’s, in Spokane, Washington. Mr. Kriese has received a call to teach sixth grade at Garden Homes in Milwaukee. Please keep these called workers in your prayers as they deliberate where God can use them.

Mid-Week Lenten Services

The Wednesday Lenten services continue next week, March 15. Services are at 3:30 and 6:45. There is a meal served after the first service. I hope that you can join us as we follow our Savior to his cross!

Declaring His Praises

All of St. John’s families are encouraged to attend a presentation on the Declaring His Praises campaign. If you have not already attended one, please make an effort to get to one during the next week or so. The presentation should be less than an hour, and they are scheduled at various times of the day throughout the week. Click here to register to attend one of the group presentations.

Lost and Found

Have you been missing some shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, pants, snowpants, hats, gloves, waterbottles, …? Come in and check out the lost and found! All of these items and more have been laid out on a table in the lunchroom by the trophy case. After a few days, these items will all be gone, so please look today!

McTeachers’ Night

Thanks to everyone who showed up to support St. John’s at McTeachers’ night last Thursday at the Bluemound Rd. McDonald’s. Putting together all tips, pie sales, and a percentage of all sales, we ended up with just over $1200! This will be a donation to our building fund! Great job, St. John’s family!

Blessings,
Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

The Lenten season, which began yesterday, continues for 40 days. During these 40 days, we have an opportunity to consider the great love that our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus have for us. It's a love that led him to give up his life on a cross to save us from our sins. What wondrous love is this! 

Our mid-week Lenten services continue next Wednesday, March 1, at 3:30 or 6:45. There's a meal between services in the fellowship hall at church. I hope that you can join us!

Call Meeting

We plan to extend two divine calls this Sunday, February 26, at about 11:45 in the fellowship hall at church. We will be calling for an Early Childhood Director and an upper grade English/Language Arts/7^th Grade Homeroom teacher.

Divine Call News

Miss Bauer, our 4^th grade teacher, announced that she has received a call to serve as 3^rd-5^th grade teacher at Holy Trinity Lutheran School in Wyoming, MI. Please keep Miss Bauer in your prayers. I’m sure that she would welcome your counsel and encouragement as she considers her gifts and the two calls that are before her!

No School

The will be no school next week Thursday and Friday. Our teachers will be attending the Metro Teachers’ Conference at Star of Bethlehem in New Berlin.

McTeachers’ Night

We invite you to the McDonald’s on 64th and Bluemound Road next Thursday, March 2. Our teachers will be helping the restaurant staff in many ways! We’ll be selling Apple Pies, and all proceeds from the pies will be going toward our proposed building project! We'll be accepting tips, and we will also receive 10% of all sales toward our Declaring His Praises Capital campaign! Sales of the pies are cash only, so be sure to bring some cash! Our teachers will be there from 4:30-7:30. Stop in and see us!

Early Field Experience

Students from Martin Luther College are required to spend a week in a Lutheran School each year during one of the weeks of their spring break. Mr. Jacob Leyrer will be joining us for three days next week and two days the following week. Jacob will be spending most of his time in the upper grade math classroom. His time will be spent observing, helping students, and helping to provide some instruction. St. John's is privileged to partner with MLC to help train the future teachers of our Lutheran Schools!

Re-Enrollment

If you have not already done so, please complete the re-enrollment process for the 2023-2024 school year. Thanks to all who have already done so, but we’re still missing about 50 students. Go to your Gradelink account and click on the Re-Enroll tab. Update your information and click Submit! Thank you!

Wisconsin Parental Choice Program

If you live outside of the city of Milwaukee, and if your income qualifies for the parental choice program, please get your applications in! Here’s a table of the income levels that qualify. Please remember that married couples may deduct $7000 from their income before comparing to the limits. To begin the application process, click here. Once you complete the online application, you’ll need to submit proof of residency, and you may also need to submit proof of income. The application period ends on April 20. All documents should be submitted well before that in case there are issues that need to be resolved. There are no extensions! Please let me know if you need any help!

Blessings,
Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

I hope that you are keeping safe and warm during the snowstorm today! Hopefully everything will get cleaned up tonight, and we can get back at it tomorrow!

Presidents’ Day

There will be no school on Monday, February 20, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

Mid-Term

We have reached the mid-way point of the third quarter. Mid-term reports are being sent home on Friday. Please sign and return the report card envelope to your child’s teacher. The report is yours to keep.

2023-2024 Enrollment 

If you have not already done so, please re-enroll your child for the 2023-2024 school year on Gradelink. This is especially important as the Parental Choice seats are being awarded. In your Gradelink account, click on the EnrollMe tab, and then complete/update your information. Don’t forget to submit when you’re finished. Please remember that this year’s tuition and fees should be paid in order for your child to return next year. Please contact me if you have any trouble or need to discuss a payment plan.

Parental Choice

All Milwaukee Parental Choice Program applications should be in this week. We also need proof of address for all who apply. The deadline for the application and proof of address is Monday, February 20. Since there is no school, we need proof of address by tomorrow, February 17. Since we have opened one seat in each grade level, there will be a random selection drawing. The date and time of that drawing have not been determined. We will post it on the school website. If you have questions or need help, please let me know!

Lenten Season

Next Wednesday, February 22, is Ash Wednesday. The Christian church begins the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. We will be holding mid-week Lenten services on Wednesdays during Lent. On most Wednesdays, there will be two services (3:30 and 6:45), and there will be a fellowship meal between the services. The only Wednesday that has a different schedule is Wednesday, March 22. We will have one service featuring the Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Choir at 6:30 p.m.

Bible Information Class

We are beginning a new Bible Information Class for parents this coming Sunday, February 19, in the church basement. The class meets each Sunday morning from 9:15-10:15 for about three months or so. This is a great opportunity for you to review the truths of God’s Word that we teach at St. John’s Lutheran School. It would also be a part of the process of joining the church – if you desire to do so. If you are interested in attending, contact Pastor Schwartz – joel.schwartz@sjtosa.org. He can answer any questions or give you more information.

Group Picture Day

Friday, February 17, is our Group Picture Day at school. Our photographer will be here to take pictures of all of the different groups at our school. If you already have pictures of groups (any of our sports’ teams or clubs), please send them to Tiffany at school@sjtosa.org.

Blessings,

Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

There’s a battle going on. The battle has been happening for over 6000 years or so. The battle is between good and evil. Ever since creation the Devil has been using his craft and cunning to lead people away from God.  You don’t need to turn your TV on very long to see that the Devil is hard at work trying to destroy the faith of us and  our children – whether it’s in cartoons, sitcoms, movies or even in the news. The good news is that God is on our side! We know that he has won the victory over sin, death and the devil already!

Click here for an article from WELS President Mark Schroeder called, “It’s never too early.” The article provides excellent encouragement to raise our children to know Jesus and to be ready to fight against the devil. If you have not already read this article, I encourage you to take a few minutes to do so. There’s even an audio version that will read it to you!

Divine Call News

We are pleased to announce that Ben Melott has accepted our call to serve as 8^th grade homeroom and upper grade math teacher. His wife, Elizabeth Melott, has returned our call to serve as director of our Early Learning Center. We have scheduled a call meeting for Sunday, February 26, to call for a director for our ELC. The meeting will be held after the second service, approximately 11:45.

Call Meeting

We will have a call meeting this Sunday, February 12, to call for a 7^th grade homeroom/upper grade ELA teacher. The meeting will be held at approximately 11:45 in the church fellowship hall (basement).

Geography Bee

The fifth through eighth graders will be holding their annual geography bee in the gymnasium on Friday, February 10, at 2:10 PM. Parents are welcome to attend. The participants that have qualified from their classrooms are Tyler Vitangcol, Asher Duncan, Noah Sankey, Kash Knueppel, Nadia Alejandro, Sawyer Festerling, Noah Beyer, Felix Glaeske, Grace Manisto, and Kael Heffelfinger.

Mid-Term

Believe it or not, we have reached the half-way point of the third quarter! Mid-term reports will be sent home next week Thursday, February 16. When you receive the report, please sign the envelope and return it to your child’s teacher.

Presidents’ Day

There will be no school on Monday, February 20, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

McTeachers’ Night

On Thursday, March 2, our staff will be serving at the Bluemound McDonald’s from 4:30-7:30 PM. More details will be coming soon! Plan to come and visit us!

Metro Conference

There will be no school or preschool on Thursday and Friday, March 2-3. Our teachers will be attending the Metro Milwaukee Teachers’ Conference at Star of Bethlehem in New Berlin on Thursday, and we’ll have an in-service meeting on Friday morning.

Blessings,
Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

Lots of people cry at funerals. Some people cry at weddings. I get a tear in my eye whenever there’s a baptism. A couple of days ago, my grandson was born. Within a few hours after his birth, my wife and I got a video call from our son and his wife in the hospital. Their pastor was there, and they wanted us to be there for little Grant’s baptism. That “precious little boy” – as so many commented on Instagram – was born a sinner. His parents are sinners, and so, yes, are his grandparents. But we have a God who loves us so much that he has made us his own. That cost him his own son’s life. Grant became a child of God through baptism.

There have been several baptisms at St. John’s recently. What a blessing! I encourage those of you who are baptized to think daily about what that baptism means! If you haven’t been baptized, and you’d like to learn more about it, I encourage you to talk with one of our pastors about it!

Open House

Our open house this week is from 11:30-1:00. While the open house is designed mainly for our Early Learning Center, families with students of all ages are welcome to attend! To visit the ELC classrooms, a reservation is required. Please click here to see the available times for the various classrooms.

Divine Call News

Ben and Elizabeth Melott continue to deliberate the calls that we have extended to them. Please keep them in your prayers as they near the end of those deliberations. We will have a call meeting at about 11:45 on Sunday, February 12, to extend a call for 7^th grade homeroom and upper grade English/Language Arts. The meeting will take place in the church basement/fellowship hall.

Presidents’ Day

There will be no school on Monday, February 20, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

Parental Choice

The application period for Parental Choice opened yesterday. Families who live in the city of Milwaukee must apply between February 1 and February 20. Click here to begin the application process. Those who live outside of the city of Milwaukee can apply from February 1 through April 20. All applicants must submit proof of address by the end of the application period. Many will also need to submit income verification documents. When you complete the application, you will be instructed whether or not you need to do that. Please keep in mind that there are no exceptions to these deadlines, and names and addresses must match exactly. Also note that there will be nobody in the school office on Monday, February 20, so it’s important to get all of the necessary documents to us by Friday, February 17. Please bring documents to school. We prefer not to receive them by email.

Piano Competition Results

Congratulations to Daniel Gong, Jacob Nault, Grace Mannisto, Davina Wanjiku, and Judah Carlberg for their "Superior" ratings, the highest level possible, at the National Federation of Music Clubs Waukesha South Festival on January 29. Students presented two memorized pieces for an adjudicator and received comments on how to grow in their God-given music talents. St. John’s has a long history of excellence in music! Thanks to the students, parents, and teachers for your time and effort in developing these gifts!

Blessings,
Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

Next Wednesday, February 1, the Parental Choice Program application periods open up. We’re hoping that we can utilize this program to help as many of our current families as possible. If your family qualifies, please submit an application! The application process begins here, but the applications won’t be available until next week Wednesday, February 1. Please note – this is not a first-come, first-served application process; however, it’s important that you get your application submitted early just in case there are errors that need to be fixed.

One of the things that we’ll be checking very carefully is the exact spelling of names and addresses. When you complete your application, make sure that your address documents and applications match. For example, you can’t have “Dan” on one form and “Daniel” on another. You can’t have “Rd.” on one form and “Road” on another. Once the application is submitted online, and you verify your income (use the DOR – Department of Revenue – method!), then you’ll need to bring proof of address to the school office. Here’s a list of documents that may be used as proof of address.

To find out if you qualify, click here. Those who live in the city of Milwaukee must apply between February 1 and February 20. Those who live outside of the city of Milwaukee must apply between February 1 and April 20.

There may be some questions! Please don’t wait until the last minute, and don’t hesitate to ask. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll help you find it!

Open House

Our school open house is just a little over a week away! The open house will be after church on Sunday, February 5. While we’re especially welcoming visitors to check out our Early Learning Center, I’m happy to give tours or talk about our Elementary School with anyone who would like to visit. If you have friends, neighbors or relatives who would like to learn more about St. John’s, please invite them to come. The open house will be from about 11:30 to 1:00.

Divine Call News

Miss Nicole Glodowski has returned our call to serve as 7^th grade homeroom and upper grade ELA teacher. Ben and Elizabeth Melott are still deliberating their calls to St. John’s. A call meeting has been scheduled for Sunday, February 12, after the second service – about 11:45 – to call for the 7^th grade homeroom/ELA position. Please keep the Melott’s and all called workers in your prayers. Ask God to provide the workers that are needed to carry out ministry at St. John’s and around our Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod!

Spelling and Geography Bees

Our students in grades 5-8 have the opportunity to use the gifts that God has given them to compete in a spelling bee and a geography bee. The spelling bee will be held in our gymnasium tomorrow, January 27, at 1:40. The geography bee will be on Friday, February 10, at 1:40, in the gymnasium. Four students from each grade level have qualified for each of the bees. Parents are welcome to attend!

Presidents’ Day

There will be no school on Monday, February 20, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

St. John’s State of the Parish

I encourage all members of St. John’s to attend the State of the Parish presentation between the services this weekend. It will be in the church basement from 9:15-10:15. School and church leaders will be presenting on their various areas of ministry. There will also be an update on the kick-off of our financial campaign, “Declaring His Praises,” and an update from the Building Committee.

Lock-Down Drill

One of the unfortunate realities of living in 2023 is that we need to be prepared for just about anything. In order to prepare our students for an attack that we pray never happens at our school, we’ll be practicing a lock-down drill next Friday morning, February 3. Our school resource officers from the Wauwatosa Police Department will be on hand to assist with the drill. We’re thankful for the cooperation that we have with the Wauwatosa Police Department, and we pray that we’ll never need them to assist in an actual emergency! Our teachers do an excellent job of explaining to our students what is going on, and our students are extremely cooperative when it comes to the drills. I just want to you to know about it in case they come home with questions. Like we do at school, you can remind your child that God is in charge, and he will do what is best for us!

Blessings,
Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

One of the big challenges that schools face today is staffing. At St. John’s, we lost a couple of teachers (Mr. Leyrer and Mrs. Pastorek) last year because they accepted calls to other schools. This year we know that three of our teachers (Mrs. Rindfleisch, Mrs. Henning and Miss Wendland) will not be returning for the 23-24 school year. For called positions, we rely on our Synod to provide a list of names from which our voters choose candidates to receive our calls. As you can read below, we are currently waiting for three teachers to make a decision about calls that we have extended to teach at St. John’s beginning next year, and Mrs. Schwartz has already accepted our call to serve at St. John’s next year. We’re thankful that God has a plan, and we wait patiently, but work hard, for that plan to be revealed!

Another area where we have needs for additional staffing is in our Early Learning Center. As we look ahead to next year, we will be opening a second K3 classroom. Because we are increasing the number of classrooms and other changes are happening in the ELC, we have a need for additional workers! Right now we are looking to fill several aid positions in our ELC. Some positions might be half days; others might be full days. If you would like to learn more about the possibility of working in our ELC, please contact Miss Wendland. Her email address is rachel.wendland@sjtosa.org. She’d be happy to talk with you about what our needs are. There are no post-high school education requirements – other than basic health and safety classes and certification.

Maybe you are not interested in helping out, but you know someone who might be. Please let Miss Wendland know if that’s the case! Thanks for helping spread the word about our needs! Thanks for keeping our school and ELC in your prayers as we ask God to provide the workers that we need to carry out the ministry that he has given us to do!

Report Cards

The second quarter ended last week Friday. Report cards are being sent home today. Please sign the report card envelope and return it to your child's teacher. The report card is yours to keep.

Enrollment

Thanks to all who have completed re-enrollment through Gradelink. If you have not done so, please complete the re-enrollment now! 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held next week, January 25 and 26. These conferences are by request only. Either parents or teachers may request the conference. If you would like a conference with your child's teacher, or if your child’s teacher has requested one, please see the Crusader Chronicle for a link to the sign-up form. 

Divine Calls

As reported last week, we have extended calls to Ben Melott to serve as upper grade math and 8th grade homeroom teacher. We called Nicole Glodowski to be our upper grade English/Language Arts and 7th grade homeroom teacher. And we have called Elizabeth Melott to serve as the director of our Early Learning Center. Please keep these teachers in your prayers as they deliberate the calls before them. May God give them wisdom to make a decision about where their gifts will be best used to promote his kingdom!

Open House

We will be holding a school open house on Sunday, February 5. There is a sign-up for those who would like to visit the Early Learning Center. See the link to this sign-up in the Chronicle. This keeps the number of families who are visiting at any one time a little bit smaller so that the teachers can visit with them. If you have friends or neighbors who may be looking for an elementary or middle school, feel free to encourage them to visit between 11:30 and 1:00 on the 5th. I'd be happy to show them around and talk about St. John's with them. 

Blessings,

Dan

Dear Christian Parents,

Happy New Year! What does God have in mind for us in 2023? Some exciting things are happening or may be happening at St. John’s this year. We’re looking forward to completing our school staff. We’re beginning to participate in the Parental Choice Programs. We will be considering a building project for the next year or two. We’re continuing a long tradition of sharing the love of Jesus with the children of our congregation and community and their families and excellence in full-time Christian education! At this point, we don’t really know how any of these things will turn out, but we do know that God promises to do what is best for us and for his kingdom! We can optimistically look ahead to the year, trusting in all of God’s promises!

Thank you to all who remembered our school faculty and staff with special gifts and cards this Christmas! Your love and generosity is overwhelming! On behalf of all of us at St. John’s, I thank you for your support and gifts! I pray that you have a safe, healthy and prosperous new year, and that your relationship with your Savior, Jesus, continues to grow stronger and stronger each day!

Miss Wendland

We're filled with joy that Miss Wendland has announced her engagement to be married this summer! While we're very happy for Rachel and Jaco, this also means that Rachel will be leaving St. John's this summer as they begin their life together in Colorado. God’s richest blessings to you, Rachel and Jaco! We’ll definitely cherish the rest of your time with us at St. John’s!

Divine Call News

At a special voters' meeting this week, the voters of St. John's extended four divine calls. 

• We called Miss Nicole Glodowski from St. Paul's, Muskego, to be our 7th grade homeroom and upper grade English/Language Arts teacher. 
• Our second grade teacher, Mrs. Lisa Festerling, has completed the ministry certification program. Because of her certification, we are able to extend a permanent call to her! Previously she had been called one year at a time to St. John's. 
• Our third call was extended to Mr. Ben Melott from Divine Savior Academy in Sienna, Missouri City, TX, to be our 8th grade homeroom and upper grade math teacher. 
• Finally, we called Mrs. Elizabeth Melott from Divine Savior Academy in Sienna, Missouri City, TX, to be the Director of our Early Learning Center. 

Please keep all of these servants in your prayers as they consider their gifts and the needs of the current schools as well as our needs at St. John's.

2023-2024 Enrollment

Thanks to all of you who have completed Re-enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year through Gradelink. It's important that all of our current students complete this process before the beginning of February. Enrollment of new students begins at our School Open House on Sunday, February 5. On February 1, families may begin applying for the Milwaukee and Wisconsin Parental Choice Programs. All of our current families who qualify are encouraged to apply for parental choice payments from the state as soon as the system opens. I'll be sending out more information as soon as the Department of Public Instruction makes application information available. If you need help with your Gradelink account, please let me know!

End of Second Quarter

The second quarter ends tomorrow, January 13. Report cards will be sent home next Thursday. Please sign and return the envelope to your child’s teacher. The report card is yours to keep.

2023-2024 Calendar

The Board of Education has approved the school year calendar for 2023-2024. A copy of the calendar is available here. 

Bible Information Class

A new Bible Information Class is scheduled to begin on February 19. Class is held on Sunday mornings from 9:15 – 10:15. The course lasts between three and four months. If you’re interested in learning more about the teachings of the Lutheran Church, or if you’d like a refresher, this is the perfect class for you! If you’re considering joining St. John’s, this class, along with attendance at worship, would be a great place to start! Please contact Pastor Schwartz (joel.schwartz@sjtosa.org) if you would like to enroll or if you have questions about the class.

WLHS Honor Roll

Congratulations to our St. John’s alumni who made the honor roll for the second quarter at Wisconsin Lutheran High School! Forty-two of our former students have achieved the honor roll for the quarter! Great job using the gifts that God has given to you!

Blessings,

Dan